The Toxic Rivalry Between Grey And The King

Due to human nature, not all people are built to last forever. With time, you can start to see friends drift apart and their expression can be toxic. It is important when talking about relationships, that it becomes apartment that relationships are not always perfect. Grey and The King have a toxic rivalry that in return causes a massive conflict for everyone. The way Grey talks to The King proves his distaste for him;
“Why do you think it is, Corporal, that you have so much and the rest of us so little? One day, Corporal, you're going to make a slip. All this wealth you've got isn't going to check against my list. And when you do; when that happens... I'll be ready.” (Pg. 13).
This conversation between Grey and The King sets the groundwork
for their relationship.
It is quite apparent that Grey is quite jealous of a prisoner because he is living a better life than himself, an officer. Officer Grey’s strict enforcement of Japanese law causes a lot of the men to hate him, including Peter Marlowe. With one of Peter and The King’s scams they get caught and it becomes apparent why they do not like Grey; “You hypocrite. I think you're in with them. Well, you're none of you gonna' get away with it. I can't prove anything against you yet, but I've got proof against the other two because I've got this weight...” (Pg. 187). Peter Marlowe has a strong distaste for the Japanese. In Peter’s mind, Grey is the embodiment of the Japanese. Grey is very strict on following the Japanese culture and law. Peter gives Grey absolutely zero chances to try to display his true character, because of this there is now a mutual hatred between them. The author of, Three Day Road, showed the true emotions that can take place when close friends drift apart. Xavier struggles with this war stricken life and especially with his former best friend, his struggles become apparent when he indicates,
"Sometimes I find myself hoping that Elijah will go too far, will be killed in action” (pg. 348). This is significant because Xavier favour’s the idea of Elijah being killed. This is because he is trying to distance himself from Elijah. He is doing this because the war has changed Elijah negatively. What Xavier is stating is that he wants to go his separate ways with his once best friend. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has cause Elijah to be pushed off the edge of insanity, he finally admits that to himself and Xavier when he elaborates, ““It has gone too far, hasn’t it,” he says. “I have gone too far, haven’t I”” (Pg. 369). Xavier is faced with his once best friend, attempting to kill him. He is faced with the reality that this is not his friend anymore, he must defend himself from someone he once called family. Lilo & Stitch is great at bringing your emotions to the thrill of the movie, especially with the sadness that is felt for Stitch. When creating something it is usually considered a great achievement, especially when it comes to creating life. Doctor Jumba has zero emotional attachment to Stitch even though he is the only family Stitch has; “Doctor Jumba refers to Stitch only as 626 and has zero mutual connection with him even though he is technically Stitch’s father” (Sanders, 2002). The way Jumba has distanced himself from his creation to the point that he will not even refer to him as Stitch, shows how little he cared for him.
Jumba was sentenced to prison time for creating Stitch, yet would gladly destroy him to get that sentenced removed. Doctor Jumba shows how he cares little about his mechanically engineered son. Stitch is blamed for the actions of others, him drowning causes David to speak his mind; “David confronting Stitch about his hatred of him, stating that Lilo being taken away was all his fault and that everything was fine before he came along” (Sanders, 2002). This happens just minutes after their big party on the beach, which made stitch feel a part of a family. This scene made him realize what family was, and David closed that door on him. He was determined that all the things that had happened were purely because of Stitch, and by voicing his concerns he made stitch feel isolated. Like fruit, relationships can spoil over time. We find this happen to the most unlikely of duos. Xavier and Elijah were once considered almost one, but as the war went on it took its toll on Elijah. The war changed him into a man that even Xavier was counting down the days that death will free this individual, the one thing he could not predict though was that he would be the one bestowing it upon his former friend. Whereas Peter Marlowe
has a putrid feeling about Grey from the beginning. Peter is a man who is kind and easy going. His problem lies with the Japanese and to him Grey is the embodiment of them. Their rivalry makes for an elaborate plot as they are constantly trying to one up each other. The only thing worse than a friendship being destroyed, is a man disowning his son. In Lilo & Stitch, Dr. Jumba creates 626 in a lab, he is the closest thing Stitch has to family. In the beginning of the movie though he, without questioning, decides to attempt to capture Stitch in exchange for his freedom. This movie is based off a saying that talks about how family should stick together, yet he does the complete opposite.